Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 46.9% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.1% more in Pretoria
- Groceries
-
pay 15.9% less in Pretoria
- Transportation
-
pay 15.1% more in Pretoria
- Housing
-
pay 53.4% less in Pretoria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.2% more in Pretoria
- Clothing
-
pay 4.0 times more in Pretoria
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Pretoria are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Pretoria. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.52
ZAR155.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.68
ZAR85.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.01
ZAR18.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.81
ZAR14.85
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.07
ZAR19.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.70
ZAR67.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.91
ZAR89.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.35
ZAR42.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.08
ZAR37.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.69
ZAR12.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.68
ZAR12.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
ZAR13.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.75
ZAR13.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.64
ZAR11.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.58
ZAR10.66
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.05
ZAR92.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.32
ZAR1,194.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,060.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$8.78
ZAR160.51
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$39.13
ZAR715.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$416.34
ZAR7,614.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$379.25
ZAR6,936.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$86.03
ZAR1,573.48
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$216.65
ZAR3,962.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,799.42
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.39
ZAR43.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.00
ZAR36.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.95
ZAR54.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$34.21
ZAR625.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.81
ZAR142.84
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$49.09
ZAR897.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.65
ZAR633.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.30
ZAR1,688.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$98.31
ZAR1,798.05
|
|
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